By Pamela Cruz. Peninsula 360 Press [P360P]
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District noted that the moderate air quality advisory extends through tomorrow, August 13, due to active wildfires and changing wind patterns.
In this regard, he added that cloudy and smoky skies are possible, while air quality throughout the Bay Area could be affected.
"The Air District will closely monitor air quality throughout the region for smoke impacts from the fires," he explained in a comunicado the agency.
If there is an odor of smoke, he said, it is important for Bay Area residents to protect their health by avoiding exposure. If possible, stay in their homes with windows and doors closed until smoke levels decrease, temperatures permitting.
It is also recommended that smoke-affected persons set their air conditioning units and car ventilation systems to recirculate, to prevent outside air from moving in.
Smoke can cause eye and respiratory irritation, coughing, throat and sinus irritation. High airborne particles can cause wheezing in people with asthma, emphysema or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Older adults, children and people with respiratory diseases are particularly susceptible to elevated levels of air pollution and should take extra precautions to avoid exposure.
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